Aestivation
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What is aestivation?

  • A state of animal dormancy in summer (correct)
  • A state of animal activity in winter
  • A state of animal activity in summer
  • A state of animal dormancy in winter

What triggers aestivation in animals?

  • Moderate temperatures and humid conditions
  • High temperatures and arid conditions (correct)
  • Low temperatures and wet conditions
  • Variable temperatures and unpredictable conditions

Which type of animals undergo aestivation?

  • Only flying animals
  • Only terrestrial animals
  • Both terrestrial and aquatic animals (correct)
  • Only aquatic animals

What does the physiology of aestivating organisms suggest?

<p>They are in a fairly 'light' state of dormancy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do fossil records suggest about aestivation?

<p>It may have evolved several hundred million years ago (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is aestivation?

<p>A state of animal dormancy occurring in summer (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What triggers aestivation?

<p>High temperatures and arid conditions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which organisms undergo aestivation?

<p>Both terrestrial and aquatic animals (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the physiological state of organisms during aestivation?

<p>Fairly 'light' state of dormancy, reversible with rapid return to normal state (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do fossil records suggest about aestivation?

<p>Aestivation may have evolved several hundred million years ago (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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